BONSALL – The place that was once a home away from the racetrack for horses such as Cigar, Eliza, Geri and Diazo in the star-studded stable of the late Allen E. Paulson may rise again to racing prominence.

LOS ANGELES – At some point in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, all but one of the Los Angeles Lakers became spectators. Even the great ones – Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone and Gary Payton – were turned into mere fans, overwhelmed and astonished by what they were witnessing.

With pomp and circumstance in the air and his will at his back, Michael Marion will walk Saturday. It will not be a miracle, but a victory of human spirit. Marion, who came out of a tough area in Portland, wasn't supposed to take part in San Diego State's weekend commencement exercises. He wasn't even supposed to be in school.